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this is a government-wide program. we had the same thing going on at nasa with the administrator a couple years ago when he was going it to outreach with muslims and we had it with the fbi director last year when he met with muslim groups. it's one thing to create diversity transformation, but it's another thing to use taxpayer money for these things when it's not what the agencies are about. it's clearly inappropriate. >> this is the agriculture department. what does this have to do chanting our forefathers were immigrants? fine. what does chanting that have to do with the mission of the u.s. department of agriculturagricul. i don't understand na. >> absolutely nothing. what happened is over the years there was some discrimination aat the usda. then they brought in a program called pickford, and billions were paid out on fraudulent loan applications in the usda. the usda put into effect during the obama administration to try to reach out to minority groups. that's a worthy goal, but you don't do it with taxpayer money
this is a government-wide program. we had the same thing going on at nasa with the administrator a couple years ago when he was going it to outreach with muslims and we had it with the fbi director last year when he met with muslim groups. it's one thing to create diversity transformation, but it's another thing to use taxpayer money for these things when it's not what the agencies are about. it's clearly inappropriate. >> this is the agriculture department. what does this have to do...
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that lack of dollars means massive inflation, one of the chief reasons why governments fall. >> and brian, you were weighing in saying it is not just what is going on in iran but layer in the tensions between syria and turkey and that puts another level into the mix. >> the reason why this is important to a u.s. investor is because it has to do with oil. it is clear that the u.s. and saudi arabia have this plan of pumping as much oil as they can and it is starting to watch. now you have to think what happens if there is a regime change. so as a u.s. investor that is great for the u.s. economy. that is great for u.s. stocks. what has to happen in the u.s. market is oil has always been this traditional leading indicator in the economy. if oil is up that means there is lots of demand and that is great. >> let's look at the oil picture. we did see oil breaking below $88. how could a regime change in iran impact oil? joining us is the king of commodities himself. you can take a look at wti. it doesn't seem like it is reflecting the tensions or would we be even lower if we didn't have them? >>
that lack of dollars means massive inflation, one of the chief reasons why governments fall. >> and brian, you were weighing in saying it is not just what is going on in iran but layer in the tensions between syria and turkey and that puts another level into the mix. >> the reason why this is important to a u.s. investor is because it has to do with oil. it is clear that the u.s. and saudi arabia have this plan of pumping as much oil as they can and it is starting to watch. now you...
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>> the government. hiring more bureaucrats taking many from the apples, microsoft and oracles of world that are expanding the pie, creating opportunities -- >> but he's also got to say something about spending. in many cases spending cuts are more important than tax cuts in this debate. he's going to talk spending. you know that jim lehrer, who is very good at this, is going to ask romney for specifics on this. what are the specifics on spending cuts? we've not heard them. >> we know where the problems are in the federal budget. medicare is responsible for a quarter of the federal debt in the last ten years. i have a plan to take action and get that under control. the president doesn't. if you look at his budget, they are a recipe for middle-class tax hikes. you cannot spend that kind of money without taxing the middle class. it's arithmetic, it's not politics. one of the things that governor romney has to do tonight is make the president own his record. his record's very unpopular. his policies are ver
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government. it's in an important market around the world, and it creates 400 jobs in the u.s. >> let me be more specific. are we in any way giving the chinese a technology that they didn't have before, that depletes our competitive edge in the future? >> no, look, you're afraid of china; i'm not. we see them as a big market and a big opportunity. >> one thing immelt is promoting that the president did not include in his jobs package is lowering the corporate tax rate from the current 35%, even though companies like g.e. rarely pay that much. one of the things that g.e. and you get hammered for is how little taxes g.e. pays. it's not quite zero, but it's pretty low. >> you know, we've had an extraordinary couple of years. we wrote off $32 billion during the financial crisis. i think that we should have basically the same tax policy that germany, japan, the u.k., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in the mid-20s and no loopholes, zero. the u.s. has the most antiquated tax system. and that mean
government. it's in an important market around the world, and it creates 400 jobs in the u.s. >> let me be more specific. are we in any way giving the chinese a technology that they didn't have before, that depletes our competitive edge in the future? >> no, look, you're afraid of china; i'm not. we see them as a big market and a big opportunity. >> one thing immelt is promoting that the president did not include in his jobs package is lowering the corporate tax rate from the...
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is this a governance problem? what is going on? >> like you, i was more surprised that they had a twitter team. i wently went on and see what did you twitter about? this company makes mixers! 4,000 tweets from a mixer company. here's one. they tweet, it's national pancake day. let's eat breakfast for dinner. here's another one, i'm sorry you're still having problems doing your peanut butter. we have too much information here. >> they came back and they took down the tweet. they said this person's no longer going to tweet for us. >> it is human error. every company out there has to have a twitter account. they don't have a choice. they just have to make sure whoever is running the account does not screw up. >> i don't remember a club who would have me a member. anybody tweets to a kitchenaid -- >> unless have you peanut butter problems. >>> who was hit harder at last night's presidential debate? big money or big bird? >> come on. big bird got his 15 minutes here. when was the last time that so many people all around the world had ta
is this a governance problem? what is going on? >> like you, i was more surprised that they had a twitter team. i wently went on and see what did you twitter about? this company makes mixers! 4,000 tweets from a mixer company. here's one. they tweet, it's national pancake day. let's eat breakfast for dinner. here's another one, i'm sorry you're still having problems doing your peanut butter. we have too much information here. >> they came back and they took down the tweet. they said...
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he's going to end the government-run health care system. these look like very attractive sectors to me in view of what's coming politically in less than four weeks. >> until you called the election tonight, larry, i didn't know which way it was going to go. but now that you've explained that romney is going to win, then, yes, those are the sectors that i want to buy. but, larry, we still have problems here. we still have this congress whose approval rating is as low as it's ever been and deservedly so. i think these guys are still skating by. i think they're still overrated. without leadership here -- >> let me -- larry, you're absolutely right the doom and gloom coming out of the imf is totally wrong. there are plenty of pockets of strength. you have a picture distorted by a few bad apples, like the spanish who got everything wrong. the southern european welfare states are dying. but china's doing well. germany's exports -- china's were up 10% year over year in august. >> the doom and gloom is not wrong yet. >> germany's exports -- the u.s
he's going to end the government-run health care system. these look like very attractive sectors to me in view of what's coming politically in less than four weeks. >> until you called the election tonight, larry, i didn't know which way it was going to go. but now that you've explained that romney is going to win, then, yes, those are the sectors that i want to buy. but, larry, we still have problems here. we still have this congress whose approval rating is as low as it's ever been and...
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, and governing. with an emphasis throughout on differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will also have two-minute closing statements. the audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent. no cheers, applause, boos, hisses among other noisy distracting things so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start with the economy. segment one. and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about how you would go about creating new jobs? you have two minutes -- each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss has determined. mr. president you will go first. >> thank you, jim for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for your hospitality. there are a lot of points i want to make tonight, but the most important one is 20 years ago i became t
, and governing. with an emphasis throughout on differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will also have two-minute closing statements. the audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent. no cheers, applause, boos, hisses among other noisy distracting things so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you...
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remember, the problem is we've got these government shareholders, the british uk, british government and bae, and the eads who all wants slightly different things. we heard today from the foreign secretary william haig who explains the u.s. strategy in bae and that aligns, as well. if there was anything to dilute that in the merger, they wouldn't support it either. we've already heard it this week, over 13% of the private share holding. that they are opposed to the deal on current terms, particularly worried about solution. they also get quite a nice free cash flow from bae and a nice dividend. they're worried about that being diluted. and they don't see the logic necessarily. there's a lot of hurridles. and very quickly, we have an auction out for italy out this morning. yield does go slightly higher on the three and 12 months. slightly higher yields for italy, in the cash market, 5%, and spain, they've come back down to 5.78%, well below 6%. that's where we stand. back to you guys. >> ross, do you see this nigel dude from yesterday, the guy from the uk. >> he's fantastic. >> nigel
remember, the problem is we've got these government shareholders, the british uk, british government and bae, and the eads who all wants slightly different things. we heard today from the foreign secretary william haig who explains the u.s. strategy in bae and that aligns, as well. if there was anything to dilute that in the merger, they wouldn't support it either. we've already heard it this week, over 13% of the private share holding. that they are opposed to the deal on current terms,...
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, say in september the government hired 187,000 people and in august the government hired 417,000 people, that's 604,000 people the government hired in two months, that's the highest change in government employment since 1948. that's not the bls doing something. that's the government hiring people and then there was part-time, you saw how many part-time people there were suddenly in the report. >> it's people who want to be full time people. >> it lowers the unemployment rate. 114,000 was not a good number. >> no but wait a minute -- >> and jack is like being crucified for just tongue and cheek comment. >> this discussion you're having is over the heads of most american people, including me, okay? >> that's not a high bar for you. >> no, that's not a high bar but let me say this to you. there are people out there that haven't got jobs. there are people out there -- >> they know how they feel. >> exactly, and let's go beyond that. whatever the number is, it vastly understates unemployment. why? because arbitrarily they say if you stop looking for a job, you're no longer unemployed. well,
, say in september the government hired 187,000 people and in august the government hired 417,000 people, that's 604,000 people the government hired in two months, that's the highest change in government employment since 1948. that's not the bls doing something. that's the government hiring people and then there was part-time, you saw how many part-time people there were suddenly in the report. >> it's people who want to be full time people. >> it lowers the unemployment rate....
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they are also blaming less government spending in europe on health care. also lack of reimbursements for medicare programs here in the united states. as you can see, it is down 18% at 86.60. back to you. >> wow, what a movement. thank you. >>> can you take the pain on apple, down about 9% since the iphone 5 went on sale. is it about fundamentals or something else behind the tech darling's big fallback. >>> also ahead, the game risk, no, it is not the handy board game, but big money is at stake with more regulation. find out how it can put the financial system in jeopardy. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. we don't call this our company, we call this our mission. green toys teaches children that if i have a milk jug and i stick it in the recycling
they are also blaming less government spending in europe on health care. also lack of reimbursements for medicare programs here in the united states. as you can see, it is down 18% at 86.60. back to you. >> wow, what a movement. thank you. >>> can you take the pain on apple, down about 9% since the iphone 5 went on sale. is it about fundamentals or something else behind the tech darling's big fallback. >>> also ahead, the game risk, no, it is not the handy board game,...
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if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative changes. it used to be months, from one month to the next. it is' now overnight. last week was 47%, now it's this, who knows what it will be next week when the vice president debates. one thing of david axelrod's response is that the president was basically taking the high road last night which almost makes it sound like the president's performance was a conscious tactical decision. do you buy that? >> i don't think they consciously decided to lose this debate and i don't think david axelrod is going to come out and say you know what, the president really blew it last night, although as jessica pointed ou
if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative...
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some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years. it offended them and makes them think romney doesn't understand their every day struggles of getting the kids off to school, paying the bills. that is still a warning sign here. he's making progress but if i had to put one thing on a bill board and say to win the election, romney better learn to deal with this, it would be that. the blowback from the 47%, especially among middle class women. >> gloria, you say polls are showing suburban women are keyed to a romney win at this point. >> those aren't mutually exclusive. when you look at the poll, for example, on suburban women in our cnn poll today in ohio, obama does twice as well as mitt romney, 60% of suburban women support him, only 31% support mitt romney. so those are the people that mitt romney also has to appeal to, which is why you're going to probably see ann romney doing an awful lot in the state of ohio. you might even see an ad featuring ann romney. he has to find a way to talk to women. yes, he does very well with suburban
some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years. it offended them and makes them think romney doesn't understand their every day struggles of getting the kids off to school, paying the bills. that is still a warning sign here. he's making progress but if i had to put one thing on a bill board and say to win the election, romney better learn to deal with this, it would be that. the blowback from the 47%, especially among middle class women....
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for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really recent poll, obama, the question was asked who would better handle medicare. 52% said obama and 44% romney. that's a big difference. interesting to see if that changes after the debate. >> as we mentioned, these are 15-minute topical chunks, health care getting an entire solid chunk. after they answer the initial questions, that's a lot of time. >> that's right. that's really unusual. and it shows you how important health care is in this particular election. >> it affects every single one of us. elizabeth cohen, thank you very much. >> and now this, breaking news here, bre
for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really...
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it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in florida romney says he supports vouchers for medicare, a plan that is not very popular. how does play in florida with all those seniors? >> right now in florida, you've got about 12 million registered voters. 36% who are republicans, you have 40% who are democrats. and then the 24% or the remainder is going to be the most important percentage in america and i think it's 24% who are not registered republican or democrat. these are going to be the most important voters in the united states. but, let's look at medicare. you have mitt romney who says, i want to give you vouchers, which i personally don't agree
it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in...
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he had the disposal of the entire government. all that money from oil profits at his disposal. he threw everything at the election campaign, giving out free homes, cars, cell phones, refrigerators, doing anything he can and what is that going to do? going to leave venezuela in a bind. venezuelans here are sitting on the largest proven oil reserves in the world and yet a default could happen. a devaluation of the currency is likely at this point. what does that mean? any kind of destabilization of this country considering the united states is almost 10% of its gas from here, it could lead to some shocks at the gas station. we'll have to continue to watch it. >> thank you. it will be exciting at the u.n. you know that. >>> i want to take you now to the syrian, turkish border. this has been a mess lately. artillery fire has been flying over the border and it started to really fuel concerns that the cross border dispute could end up being a big, large regional battle. ivan watson's on the ground there, and i asked him how this battle could continue to escalate. >> reporter: turkish
he had the disposal of the entire government. all that money from oil profits at his disposal. he threw everything at the election campaign, giving out free homes, cars, cell phones, refrigerators, doing anything he can and what is that going to do? going to leave venezuela in a bind. venezuelans here are sitting on the largest proven oil reserves in the world and yet a default could happen. a devaluation of the currency is likely at this point. what does that mean? any kind of destabilization...
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. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if you listen to the democrats, mitt romney doesn't want medicare reform, he wants -- >> a plan called voucher care! >> a voucher program in order to pay for tax cuts. voucherize medicare. >> reporter: these are no mere word games. these are word bombs. and make no mistake, the campaigns have gone nuclear. >> the words you use end up defining ideas. and that's what people take into their hearts when they go to the ballot box. >> reporter: cnn contributor john avalon is a former political speechwriter. >> it becomes a contest to see whose idea can get in the american heart and mind faster and first. >> reporter: for instance. >> we have a president who believes in a european socialist model. >> we see a president who wants to make america into a european-style social welfare state. >> reporter: i will continue fighting to defeat the president's agenda of socialism. >> all of a sudden you call something socialism, everyone's got a license to stop thinking critically about it. if there's one thing americ
. >> old government. >> barack obama's government-centered society. >> reporter: and if you listen to the democrats, mitt romney doesn't want medicare reform, he wants -- >> a plan called voucher care! >> a voucher program in order to pay for tax cuts. voucherize medicare. >> reporter: these are no mere word games. these are word bombs. and make no mistake, the campaigns have gone nuclear. >> the words you use end up defining ideas. and that's what...
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an elected government. in other words, for your the first time you have a lot of people with street credit in the muslim world and in the islamic world saying, you know, this is bad, this kind of violence in the name of jihad is a terrible thing. does that change the dynamic, you think. >> yeah. it really does, and this is a really important point, fareed. it's both good news and bad news. let me quickly cover the bad news, all right? all the successor governments are weaker therein predecessors, and frankly, they're less a jail and adept counterterrorism partners for the united states. that's just a fact. this would not happen in a libya under moammar gadhafi. we've been very successful with american men would call a close battle, dealing with a jihadi that is already convince they'd want to kill us. we have not been involved in the deep battle, that 's the production rate of them wanting to kill us in a year or five years. despite all the turbulence that this arab awakening that has created, it's set in m
an elected government. in other words, for your the first time you have a lot of people with street credit in the muslim world and in the islamic world saying, you know, this is bad, this kind of violence in the name of jihad is a terrible thing. does that change the dynamic, you think. >> yeah. it really does, and this is a really important point, fareed. it's both good news and bad news. let me quickly cover the bad news, all right? all the successor governments are weaker therein...
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a candidate that will continue to talk about the, you know, government waste and government fraud, government abuse. but the candidate that also will go out there and say, well, government's on your side. we want to be on your side. so i think the vice president will be well versed and well rehearsed. >> he's a very good debater, joe biden. i moderated four years ago when he was running for the democratic nomination. several debates he participated in those debates. i thought a lot of times he or chris dodd who was also running, they did better than barack obama, maybe even hillary clinton in some of those deba s debates. he's tough. but the question is this, which paul ryan will show up? the new paul ryan since he got the nomination, much more reserved? or the older paul ryan when he was the house budget committee chairman, very tough, very feisty. >> i think paul ryan is going to show up one that's briefed, prepared, ready to go on this momentum. i agree joe biden is a good debater, but he's also rusty. the last debate he had was against sarah palin. i think debating paul ryan and sarah pal
a candidate that will continue to talk about the, you know, government waste and government fraud, government abuse. but the candidate that also will go out there and say, well, government's on your side. we want to be on your side. so i think the vice president will be well versed and well rehearsed. >> he's a very good debater, joe biden. i moderated four years ago when he was running for the democratic nomination. several debates he participated in those debates. i thought a lot of...
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every $10 federal government comes up with, local government has to come up with a dollar. now here's the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waved the safford act saying we can't ask new york city to rebuild. they said, here's $10 and that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with your own money. here's the money to rebuild. we are not going to wait for you to scratch it together. because you're part of the american family. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where is your dollar? where is your stafford act money? makes no sense. doesn't mean the bullet has been taken out. tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans don't care about as much. >> president obama, that was five years ago. you decide whether this shows a side of barack obama never been seen before as the daily collar suggests or if it's nothing new. some say the president is speaking in a different kind of voice than he does in other speeches. you can also decide the same thing about
every $10 federal government comes up with, local government has to come up with a dollar. now here's the thing, when 9/11 happened in new york city, they waved the safford act saying we can't ask new york city to rebuild. they said, here's $10 and that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with your own money. here's the money to rebuild. we are not going to wait for you to scratch it together....
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live pictures right now of the house oversight and government reform committee rsh right now democratic representative elijah cummings talking right now. always searching for answer on what the u.s. knew leading up to and following the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, which led to the deaths of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador there. let's listen in to representative cummings. >> are just as concerned as members on the other side of the aisle. we each represent about 700,000 each people too. >> what do we do today? what do we do today? my goal is to try in some way to put this toxic partisanship behind us. and focus on the security of our personnel. every two years we put our hands up as member of this congress and we swear to protect the people of the united states of america. all of us do that. not just republicans. not just democrats. all of us. those people that we promise to protect are not limited to just the folks located within our shores our bountryes of this nation, but those people that go out and put their lives on the line every day for us and -- >> yo
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so we're the oversight committee but we're also the government reform committee. we've got to get at the truth. thus far, it's been a slippery attempt to try to get to the truth because the white house and the obama administration has been very slow in giving us the facts. >> there is a guy named lieutenant colonel andy wood. >> yes. >> i believe he's going to be testifying before you today. here's a little bit of what he said to cbs this morning a couple days ago. listen. >> for enhanced or continued security that we had, that we had known, that we had come to live with and work with no tl for the environment we had, we felt we needed more, not less. there was pressure to reduce the number of security people there. >> pressure from where? >> higher headquarters at state department. >> so to me that is very much a red flag in that. if the issue of course would be if the numbers are being intentionally kept low, who do you blame for that? >> well, we have two people coming from the state department who are going to answer those questions. thus far, they have not ow
so we're the oversight committee but we're also the government reform committee. we've got to get at the truth. thus far, it's been a slippery attempt to try to get to the truth because the white house and the obama administration has been very slow in giving us the facts. >> there is a guy named lieutenant colonel andy wood. >> yes. >> i believe he's going to be testifying before you today. here's a little bit of what he said to cbs this morning a couple days ago. listen....
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she feels she has been lied to by the government. you're going to hear what the state department has to stay tonight. you don't want to miss it. a second keeping them honest report, dr. sanjay gupta goes looking for answers at ground zero of the deadly meningitis outbreak. no one would talk. you'd be surprised about what the investigation led him. we'll also speak with a woman whose mom died from the injections and the father fears he, too, may be infected. just about 11 minutes from now. >> we'll see you then and looking forr ward to . >>> the most successful doping program the world has ever seen. lance armstrong says that the evidence against the seven time winner, cancer survivor is over whelming and testimony from 11 teammates who have acknowledged their use of drugs is now out there. his attorney, tim herman, calls the report a witchhunt and is out front tonight. sir there is a mountain of evidence in this report. they say new lab work that has been done and the testimony of 11 teammates. >> well, i'll be honest with you, i've
she feels she has been lied to by the government. you're going to hear what the state department has to stay tonight. you don't want to miss it. a second keeping them honest report, dr. sanjay gupta goes looking for answers at ground zero of the deadly meningitis outbreak. no one would talk. you'd be surprised about what the investigation led him. we'll also speak with a woman whose mom died from the injections and the father fears he, too, may be infected. just about 11 minutes from now....
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and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> last night, two and a half weeks after that tape surfaced, government romney went on fox news where he was asked how he would have answered if the tape had come up in wednesday's debate. here's part of his answer. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case i said something that's just completely wrong. >> he said "completely wrong." that's completely weird namely because the night the tape aired, mr. romney rushed to a microphone to defend his 47% remarks. he kept defending them and hounded supporters for days after that. >> it's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way. >> the point of all this is the size of government is too big, and if we don't do something ab
and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> last night, two and a half weeks after that tape surfaced, government romney went on fox news where he was asked how he would have answered if the tape had come up in wednesday's debate. here's part of his answer. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out...
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he briefs government officials on al qaeda. and eli lake, with information about what the u.s. knew. eli, you have been investigating whether susan rice, the u.n. ambassador, was, in addition to receiving the talking points, obviously now everyone knows what those included, right, including that it was not a preplanned attack, also had perhaps been briefed on classified information, which could have included different pieces of information, obviously. what have you found? >> well, the main thing to understand is that the key piece of intelligence that informed the unclassified assessment that this was a spontaneous reaction to a video protest was an intercept between a member of ansar al sharia, and al qaeda in north africa. so that fact that it comes from that conversation, there are lots of reasons as to why the intelligence community would not want that information to be out there. one would compromise sources. the other is this there is a risk if you name groups like that, you could be creating a situation where you're getting false confirmation. someone may have seen a rep
he briefs government officials on al qaeda. and eli lake, with information about what the u.s. knew. eli, you have been investigating whether susan rice, the u.n. ambassador, was, in addition to receiving the talking points, obviously now everyone knows what those included, right, including that it was not a preplanned attack, also had perhaps been briefed on classified information, which could have included different pieces of information, obviously. what have you found? >> well, the...
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additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me, ask trent lott. >> is it also the way president obama was speaking? did it raise his eyebrows to you and it shows president obama is different than the way he regularly portrays himself? >> anderson, i'm from louisiana, if i were talking to you the way i talked to friends back home, you wouldn't be able ton me. >> my dad is from mississippi. >> this is a politician pandering to a crowd. george bush would sound more southern below the mason/dixon line. and the right still lamb upons hillary clinton for trying to put on an accent. politicians on both sides do that. >> roland martin what do you make of this obama video? >> i think it's utterly laughable that sean hahnity, daily caller and the rest of these folks are making this out to be significant. something written on
additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me, ask trent lott. >> is it also the way president obama was speaking? did it raise his eyebrows to you and it shows president obama is different than the way he regularly portrays himself? >> anderson, i'm from louisiana,...
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. >> spain spends 42% of their total economy on government. we're now spending 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> all right. i don't want -- >> no, no. >> i can imagine it would seem offensive. here is the question had it comes to his words versus the president's words. the president, everyone hangs on every syllable or consonant. mitt romney, does he have more latitude or is he under the same microscope over seize? >> he is not under the same microscope. some of the things he's said in the past before that comment about spain, for instance, about the palestinians and how israelis are somehow implying culturally business minded where as the palestinians are not and some of the things he said regarding russia, for instance, that it is america's number one geopolitical foe, and those have been framed in the foreign press and other countries outside of the united states as gaffes by someo
. >> spain spends 42% of their total economy on government. we're now spending 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> all right. i don't want -- >> no, no. >> i can imagine it would seem offensive. here is the question had it comes to his words versus the president's words. the president, everyone hangs on every...
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because of their ties to the chinese government. the report says the companies have records of intellectual property violations and alleged ties to iran. it also says, quote, china has the means, opportunity and motive to use telecommunication companies for malicious purposes. they call it dangerous political distractions and they say its products are safe. >>> hugo chavez overcomes the strongest challenge to his political future to win his third term as president of venezuela. analysts says the results show chavez is weaker politically in that country. paula newton has been following the vote for us in caracas. good morning. >> good morning, soledad. 10%, he won by 10%, wouldn't seem like any kind of a political victory for the pop position but it was significant in venezuela. when you consider he took every lever he had in the state and that was money and he threw it at this campaign, not in a traditional way we're seeing with ads back home but more in the way of getting people refrigerators, cell phones, new homes, he did everyth
because of their ties to the chinese government. the report says the companies have records of intellectual property violations and alleged ties to iran. it also says, quote, china has the means, opportunity and motive to use telecommunication companies for malicious purposes. they call it dangerous political distractions and they say its products are safe. >>> hugo chavez overcomes the strongest challenge to his political future to win his third term as president of venezuela....
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >> thanks very much. >>> now let's check in with thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief... try thermacare. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phon
they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda...
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wolf blitzer, he tried to clarify his remarks about the 47% of americans who he said had relied on the government for support. >> my whole campaign is about helping the middle class have rising incomes and more jobs. and helping get people out of poverty into the middle class. that's what this whole campaign is about. the wealthy are doing fine right now. and they'll do fine most likely regardless of who is elected president. it's the middle class that's having a hard time under president obama. and my campaign is about 100% of the american people. and so that's -- that describes why, you know, what was stated in the tape was not referring to what kind of president i would be or who i would be fighting for. it instead was talking about politics and it just didn't come out the way i meant it. >> walking away from those remarks after a strong debate performance may be helping mitt romney. as new polls now show him drawing closer to president obama in the crucial battleground state of ohio. that's, of course, where john king is. he's in columbus tonight. john, good to see you. i guess the big questi
wolf blitzer, he tried to clarify his remarks about the 47% of americans who he said had relied on the government for support. >> my whole campaign is about helping the middle class have rising incomes and more jobs. and helping get people out of poverty into the middle class. that's what this whole campaign is about. the wealthy are doing fine right now. and they'll do fine most likely regardless of who is elected president. it's the middle class that's having a hard time under president...
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >> thanks very much. >>> now let's check in with anderson cooper for a look at what's coming up on "ac 360." >> we're keeping them honest tonight. the spin is in full effect, has been all day, one day after mitt romney and president obama went head-to-head in the first debate. team obama trying to sell their boss as the winner but analysts on the left and the right and center even our own polling paint a very different picture. we're keeping them honest. >>> nearly as important as what the candidates are saying is how they say it and how they loo
they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda...
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on government land -- on government planned and in government waters the production is not up. as a matter of fact, oil production on government land is down i think 11% last year. gas production down -- both are down. that's the wrong direction. if i'm president, i will double the number of permits and licenses on federal lands and in federal waters and we're going to get the federal lands and federal waters to produce more energy just like the private sector is doing now. on private lands. >> number two, we're going to open up more trade in latin mshg. we're going to crack down on cheaters. china has cheated in trade over the years. we can't have unfair trade practices. number two, we're going to make trade work for us. number three, we're going to have great training programs, so people who lose employment opportunities will find new ones in real jobs, and we're going to fix our schools by making sure we put our kids and their parents and the teachers first. we put the interest of the teachers union behind. we want to make our kids first when it comes to education. >> you're
on government land -- on government planned and in government waters the production is not up. as a matter of fact, oil production on government land is down i think 11% last year. gas production down -- both are down. that's the wrong direction. if i'm president, i will double the number of permits and licenses on federal lands and in federal waters and we're going to get the federal lands and federal waters to produce more energy just like the private sector is doing now. on private lands....